I called up a high school on the southwest side of Chicago that is honoring the day by allowing gay students to remain silent during classes, even to the point of getting out of class assignment if they wish. When I approached the school to talk to a school administrator, I asked the question that all students and parents should ask the school before permitting this day, “Has your school had any public reports of physical abuse or bullying from any proclaimed homosexual student this year?” The school administrator said no but they were still going to allow Day of Silence.

Schools should not observe a day regarding abuses that never happened. The idea of “tolerance” is so highly valued in society today that I doubt many schools have had reports of problems with students regarding homosexuality. The schools are being used to promote an agenda that does not even exist in the schools. As parents, we are allowed to know what goes on in our schools. Our schools are satellite homes for our kids. We have to make sure that our kids are not being used to promote a homosexual organization outside the school.

The Christian philosophy is still the best. Christians are supposed to embody the love of Christ and follow the law of the Ten Commandments. Christ came not to abolish the law but to fulfill the law. A person can choose risky, unhealthy homosexual behavior if they want to, but that doesn’t mean our public schools should be allowed to promote it to our children.

As a pansexual (bi-and-then-some), I'm completely offended. My belief is that, if my first amendment right to assembly extends to school (which it does; I've checked), and my silence does not cause a "clear and present" threat, you cannot stop me.

I always miss the days of silence, unfortunately. Wish I could participate.

The highest risk with homosexuality is to be bullied, assaulted or killed by homophobes.
Would you choose to be something that is so hated and despised, Colleen? Why do you think they have chosen it, then?

Allowing a ramp up to the entrance, so that people in wheel-chairs can come in, is that promoting amputation of lower limbs?

Which part of the "Christian philosophy" are we talking about as "the best"? The bear mauling of impolite children? The not beating your slaves to death, only to within an inch of death? The offering up of your virgin daughters to be ravaged by an angry and horny mob? The death penalty for eathing shellfish and wearing clothes of mixed fibres?